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The Justice Department has sent a letter to Texas, warning that there will be dire consequences if it passes a law classifying airport patdowns as sexual harassment. The Texas House has unanimously passed the bill, and if it becomes law, “the TSA would likely be required to cancel any flight or series of flights for which it could not ensure the safety of passengers and crew,” US Attorney John Murphy wrote, according to Consumerist.

Murphy also worries that TSA officials will “be put to the choice of risking criminal prosecution or carrying out their federal duties.” But the bill’s supporters insist that the bill won’t unfairly punish TSA workers, as long as a “constitutionally sanctioned federal law” allows the searches. “Instead of threatening to shut down flights in Texas, why doesn’t the TSA just show us their statutory authority to grope or ogle our private parts?” asked the bill’s author, Rep. Dave Simpson.

Right on Texas. If most of the other states did the same thing, it would be all over and done with. Suspend all flights? Good luck on that, the entire economy would go further down the shitter than it is now. Call their bluff. No balls at all if you don't. It is always the passengers that stop the bombers. Always. Shoe bomber, underwear bomber, the 4th 911 flight that never made it to DC ? All done by passengers. TSA has done nothing of the sort, except make a TON of money for the ex-gov asshole who builds the scanners. I would much rather risk having to take out a bomber myself, then put up with the humiliating TSA bullshit sexual assaults. Another thing that would change it is is every single passenger that gets groped, sued.

Ucantusethatname

May 26, 2011 4:11 PM CDT

Good for Texas. The bullshit that TSA describes as security has gone on long enough. Napolitano is a tyrant who should be fired so that sensible persons could oversee airport security. Osama is killed, and we are told that we are now in greater danger than we were before. Why are the feds requiring that Americans live in perpetual fear? Control. Left-wing wackos like to control everything.

Al-CIAeda

May 26, 2011 3:11 PM CDT

Please TSA, sexually molest me and my children so the Al-CIAeda terrorists don't jump out at me from under my bed !!!